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Lefty_Orioles_Fan
The Red Sox didn’t go by MLB’s minority hiring rules when they interviewed only Dave Dombrowski for the president of baseball ops role but they have been instructed to do so for the GM job…..Cafardo suggests that Ken Williams would be a strong choice if he chooses to leave Chicago.
Well instead of ‘stealing’ someone that already had a job, why don’t the Red Sox interview Ruben Amaro for the job since he might not have one after this season.
If it does happen I would love to see the reaction of the Red Sox types if it does.
This rule is silly. The Rooney rule in football is silly. The job should go to whomever is most qualified and is the best fit for the team. It drives me nuts to have a rule forced onto you like this.
ianthomasmalone
The rule doesn’t say you have to hire a minority candidate, only that you have to interview one. One can hope that rules like these will fade in the years to come, but there’s a reason we have them in the first place.
Dock_Elvis
I understand the need to promote minorities..kind of…because I also feel at this point in the game that we’re dealing with such a performance driven baseball ops world that sheer ability is trumping that good old boy system….but to me this mandate in interviewing also puts minorities in a situation to have their time wasted as pawns. Hiring Dave Dombrowski does not indicate a racial/gender preference on its own.. He’s extremely well qualified. I just don’t see the point in flying Kim Ng in just to fulfill that.
wahoomaniac
MLB isn’t forcing the Red Sox to hire anyone. That would be an outrage. But mandating that the interviewing process be opened to people who aren’t the traditional standbys gives some qualified candidates chances to make an impression when they might not get a shot otherwise. Is that really so oppressive? Must the boys club of front office jobs remain white and male forever, since they’re the established network and people like to hire their own?
Lefty_Orioles_Fan
Must the boys club of front office jobs remain white and male forever
Oh gimme a break! Although, I do admit I translated the rule incorrectly a bit. The thing is it worked out nicely for the Tigers because they had Al Avila sitting there after DD was forced out or whatever happened in Tiger land. This mandating of whom you have to interview is for the Birds. If there was someone specific that got hosed and they were well qualified and they didn’t get the job because some outrageous reason, I would be waving my arms too. However, where and when has that really happened? I think the rule is there just to look stylish and that’s about it.
stl_cards16 2
No, the rule is there to give minorities a chance to get their foot in the door/get their name out there. It is a really good thing for all sports. It’s unfortunate that it takes a rule like this for some to get the recognition around baseball that they deserve, but that is where we stand now. We are moving in the right direction, however.
Dock_Elvis
I’m more interested in where minority hires are within the lesser front office roles that traditionally lead to GM track. That’s where the process begins. But realistically, if baseball hirea former players on the baseball ops side…we’ll see fewer African Americans and more Latinos down the road
wahoomaniac
You seem to think that “merit” is everything. I would submit that when generations of one race get a disproportionate amount of educational and employment opportunities (and continue to do so) because they’re seen as the norm and the standard, then “merit” really isn’t all it’s cracked up to be, and that it means “opportunity” as much as anything. Open your eyes, certain segments of the population have benefited from centuries of being on top and continue to do so. Or would you characterize the benefits of slave-owning and Jim Crow and other discriminations — effects of which last to this day — simply “merit”?
Dock_Elvis
I appreciate your passion…but I do find the reference to Chief Wahoo in your handle a bit ironic
wahoomaniac
Not crazy about the Chief myself, but it’s from the movie “Major League,” with Harry Doyle as my avatar.
ianthomasmalone
Most teams interview at least four candidates for managerial/gm openings. A rule mandating that one of these people must be a minority is hardly impeding anyone’s process. It’s a good rule.
stl_cards16 2
Why would Cafardo think Ken Williams would leave his job as president with the White Sox, to be GM of the Red Sox?
Draven Moss
Because it is Cafardo, who tends to not think logically.
Backatitagain
Got to wonder how stupid the Royals were not to grab up Pierzynski.
toddfather93
think the royals maybe could grab brayan pena? does great with pitchers and does great with cueto
bobbleheadguru
There is value for a minority candidate in simply getting an interview because some candidates have to “be in the interview rotation” to even be considered.
Look at how easily Ben got the job, v. Avila, a minority who has a successful track record for 30+ years (getting everyone from Cabrera the first time to JD Martinez), but just now got the job.
Also, why does front office leadership have to be 100% MALE? Why cant a female run a Baseball team effectively?
jb226
I think that’s the real problem: So many of these organizations have basically made their minds up already before they even start searching. The biggest value to a rule requiring minorities be interviewed is that it forces there to be a legitimate interview process at all, and maybe puts some doubt in the organization’s mind whether or not their first choice was their best option. Not only does that make the minority more likely to be hired, it makes every single option more likely to be hired.
Problem is, as we see here, it’s basically not enforced. Oh, you completely ignored our minority hiring rule? Don’t do that next time.